Fred is a young writer from Louisiana who meets Holly Golightly, a charming, vivacious and enigmatic good-time girl. Everyone is in love with Holly—including Fred. But Fred is competing with Holly’s other suitors: a playboy millionaire and the future president of Brazil. As the war rages on in Europe, Holly begins to fall head over heels for Fred, just as her past catches up with her.
What Is the Story of Breakfast at Tiffany’s?
Based on Truman Capote’s classic novella, Breakfast at Tiffany’s tells the story of a young Southern-born writer who becomes infatuated with his Upper East Side neighbor, the beguiling, effervescent beauty Holly Golightly. As she pulls him up in her world of spontaneous parties and luxury, he finds himself fascinated with this captivating woman, her quirks and her mysterious past.
"Cory Michael Smith does Herculean work in the role [of Fred], confidently navigating all that direct address with just a hint of a Southern lilt while giving Fred an endearingly cracked vulnerability and a youthfully needy ambition and ego..."
Backstage
Erik Haagensen
"[Clarke] is ultimately believable as a vulnerable woman hiding behind a sophisticated facade..."
Associated Press
Mark Kennedy
"Mr. Greenberg’s adaptation incorporates far more of Capote’s words than the Edwards film did, with shimmering passages of reminiscence that come directly from the book."
The New York Times
Ben Brantley
